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Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Dec 08, 2006 8:00pm PST

Samurai Warriors battle to X360 and PS2 [ps2] [xbox360] Earlier this year, Koei released Omega Force's Samurai Warriors 2 for PlayStation 2 and...

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"I saw a commercial for it and it looked like Onimusha which isn't a bad thing."

- abrasion see all 38 comments

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Wrap Report

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 08, 2006 5:26pm PST

New at RPG Vault today is a wrap report on Warhammer: Mark of Chaos. Namco producer Chris Wren talks about the development team's original goals,...

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Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Dec 05, 2006 8:15pm PST

Three Kingdoms to be romanced again [ps2] Publisher Koei today announced that its long running historical turn-based strategy series Romance of...

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"I haven't seen reports of any widespread issues with the disc...and the game itself is awesome ..."

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Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Dec 04, 2006 8:30pm PST

PlayStation games come to PS3 (for PSP) [ps3] [psp] Owners of PlayStation 3 and PSP can now use their portable systems to play classic PlayStation...

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"Buying a product from the best company in the world ? It's totally worth it , in fact Sony could ..."

- hippolove see all 38 comments

The Difficulties of Game Length

By Chris Remo, Dec 04, 2006 1:33pm PST

Gamers frequently debate the ideal length of games, or how to determine whether a given number of gameplay hours is worth a game's purchase price....

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"I don't see what the problem is. -In future games the player could have the choice, to have a ..."

- madspacemarinemustdie see all 191 comments

Super Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Nov 21, 2006 9:59pm PST

Sorry for the super late post, guys. The first half of my day was unexpectedly obliterated, then I had to catch a plane. Surprise: Gears of...

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"The camera and/or the player (not sure which or if it's both) have to be facing the thing you ..."

- nudel see all 35 comments

PlayStation 3 Launch Lineup Release List

By Chris Remo, Nov 16, 2006 7:00am PST

Planning on standing in line to pick up a PS3 at midnight? Better have a preorder! To prepare you for your purchase, here are the games that...

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"I wonder if Ridge Racer 7 will erase the PS3's DVD firmware? (I kid, I kid)"

- quanta88 see all 88 comments

Unpacking the PlayStation 3 Part 2

By Chris Remo, Nov 15, 2006 10:00pm PST

Yesterday, we took a look at the PlayStation 3 hardware and gave initial impressions of the retail unit. Having had some more time to tool around...

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"You know what SHOULD be done...Tell everyone who wants one to come an hour before the store ..."

- pcmodemtcg see all 69 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Nov 13, 2006 8:00pm PST

We're closing in on the upcoming releases of the new consoles. Crazy stuff! PS3 blasts off in Japan [ps3] Sony officially launched its...

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"So, mr sinistarx, all 8,000 games were tested completely? Are any of the 196 problematic games ..."

- STURM Mr Grey see all 111 comments

Hellgate: London Publishing Deal Q&A

By Maarten Goldstein, Nov 11, 2006 8:31am PST

Over at GameDaily Biz you can find another Q&A with Flagship Studios CEO Bill Roper, as he explains the new deal between Namco and EA that has EA...

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"Yeah, I bet EA will buy them and then force them to release booster packs every month..."

- code-e255 see all 4 comments

EA To Co-Publish Hellgate: London

By Maarten Goldstein, Nov 07, 2006 7:57am PST

This press release was issued today, announcing that Namco Bandai has signed a deal with Electronic Arts that will see the publisher powerhouse...

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"If EA is only funding the game, then I'll buy it. If EA is influencing gameplay decisions and ..."

- Skyburst101 see all 27 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Nov 03, 2006 8:00pm PST

Well, there's very little actual news today, but there are a bunch of PS3 hands on reports and lengthy Zelda: Twilight Princess impressions down...

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"Oblivion has had some problems on my 360, mainly crashing and hardlocking, sometimes not booting."

- rhuntley12 see all 24 comments

Gunpey DS/PSP Preview

By Chris Remo, Nov 01, 2006 10:00pm PST

Gunpei Yokoi is best known as the father of Nintendo's enormously successful Game Boy, though he may be nearly as well known as the creator of the...

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"Dammit, dammit, DAMMIT! Lumines II, Every Extend Extra, and now Gunpey all in the same month? ..."

- SinistarX see all 9 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Oct 31, 2006 8:00pm PST

Happy Halloween, lots of news! Wii launch lineup solidifies [nintendo] Nintendo has released a list of launch period games for Wii, consisting...

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"How would they know? It's up to publishers. When the games go gold, they'll know. So far, ..."

- Chris Remo see all 132 comments

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos GONE GOLD

By Maarten Goldstein, Oct 30, 2006 7:03am PST

Namco Bandai today announced that the fantasy strategy game Warhammer: Mark of Chaos has gone gold. It will be available in North American stores...

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"That's sad to hear. This would have been awesome if it played like Total War with magic and heroes."

- SockMonkeh see all 23 comments